Polyglot Dictionary

hesitar

/eziˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
hesito
preterite (eu)
hesitei
past participle
hesitado

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

    • Não hesite.

      Don't hesitate.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

vacilar

hesitar and vacilar are close synonyms for "to hesitate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

vacilar

vacilar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

French

hésiter

hésiter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Practice

1 What does hesitar mean?

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